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Radio Guest List—Breckenridge, Colorado—August 29, 2015

Locations in this article:  London, England

gobreckThis week, the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show comes from Breckenridge, Colorado. The town is home to a little over 3,500 year-round residents, but it sees up to 20,000 visitors a day during the winter. Thank you, ski season!

Joining us is George Hobica, who will discuss how airfares have increased surprisingly little in the last 10 years. Then, beer expert Kate Coakley describes her favorite beer in Breckenridge and the one beer stop you cannot miss while in town. Also on the show is Breckenridge Major, John Warner, who tells us how he got nicknamed the tooth fairy, the costume that goes with it, and a few details about the town’s history. There’s all of this and more on this week’s broadcast of the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show from Breckenridge, Colorado.

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George Hobica, Founder of AirFareWatchDog.com, talks about how airfares have only gone up 1 percent in the last 10 years and how London’s Heathrow Airport is one of the strictest in the world.

Katie Coakley, Colorado beer expert, shares her favorite brews on tap. She also explains that Colorado is one of the largest producers and distributors of beer in the United States.

John Warner, Breckenridge Mayor, describes the growth of Breckenridge and how he became a skiing tooth fairy.

Travis Katz, Co-founder of Gogobot, explains how the popular travel app makes trip planning easier. Travelers can choose from up to 19 different tribes to help them customize their experience.

Sandy Gleysteen, Journalist and Television Executive, paints a picture of her trip to Miraval in Arizona.

Bill Fountain, Breckenridge Historian and Author, details the early days of the town, gold mining, and the life expectancy of the miners.

Holly Resignolo, Editor of MTN Magazine, describes the town’s many festivals and tells us which ones are more unusual, like the Ullr festival, which is a traditional Viking celebration.

Jordan Stielow, Assistant Master Distiller for the Breckenridge Distillery, elaborates on the science of distilling and how the mountain town’s climate helps create purer liquor.

Fire Chief Jim Keating gives us his top picks for restaurants in Breckenridge and shares why he moved to Colorado from Kansas.

Todd Nelson, Breckenridge Restaurant Owner, talks about the 76 restaurants in Breckenridge and lets us know where he eats around town.

By Darra Stone for PeterGreenberg.com